INGRID MATTHEWS is well established as one of America’s foremost baroque violinists. She is a Professor at Indiana University, where she has been honored with the Trustees Teaching Award, and has appeared as a soloist, guest director, chamber musician, and concertmaster with many of today’s leading early music ensembles. She served as Music Director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra from 1994 to 2013, and has held teaching residencies at the University of Southern California, Oberlin College, the New England Conservatory, and many festivals and workshops. Matthews has served as a juror for the Barbash Bach Competition and the Indianapolis Early Music Competition; she herself won first prize in the Erwin Bodky International Competition for Early Music in 1989. Matthews has received high critical acclaim for her extensive discography; her recording of the Sonatas and Partitas of J.S. Bach has been named “top recommendation for this music... on either period or modern instruments” by American Record Guide, and her recording of Biagio Marini is included in the Norton Anthology of Music used by conservatories and universities worldwide. She is also active as a visual artist: www.ingridmatthewsart.com